I dont need to be a global citizen Because Im blessed by nationality Im member of a growing populace We enforce our popularity There are things that Seem to pull us under And there are things That drag us down But theres a power And a vital presence Thats lurking all around
Weve got the american jesus See him on the interstate Weve got the american jesus He helped build the Presidents estate
I feel sorry For the earths population cuz so few Live in the u.s.a. At least the foreigners Can copy our morality They can visit but they cannot stay Only precious few Can garner the prosperity It makes us walk With renewed confidence Weve got a place to go when we die And the architect resides right here
Weve got the american jesus Overwhelming millions every day
Hes the farmers barren fields The force the army wields The expession in the faces Of the starving children The power of the man Hes the fuel that drives the clan Hes the motive and conscience Of the murderer Hes the preacher on t.v. The false sincerity The form letter thats written By the big computers Hes the nuclear bombs And the kids with no moms And Im fearful that Hes inside me
Weve got the american jesus See him on the interstate Weve got the american jesus (exercising his authority)
Weve got the american jesus Overwhelming millions every day
LIVE Germany 1996
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Like a rock, like a planet,
Like a fucking atom bomb,
Ill remain unperturbed by the joy and the madness
That I encounter everywhere I turn,
Ive seen it all before,
In books and magazines,
Like a twitch before dying,
Like a pornographic sea,
Theres a flower behind the window,
Theres an ugly laughing man,
Like a hummingbird in silence,
Like the blood on my door,
Its the generator
Oh yeah, oh yeah, like the blood on my door,
Wash me clean and I will run until I reach the shore,
Ive known it all along like the bone under my skin,
Like actors in a photograph,
Like paper in the wind,
Theres a hammer by the window,
Theres a knife on the floor,
Like turbines in darkness,
Like the blood on my door,
Its the generator